Dust guard for trouser legs



Oct. 8, 1940- N. McMEEKlN DUST GUARD FOR TROUSER LEGS Filed Nov. 14,1938 Patented Oct. 8, 1940 DUST GUARD FOR TROUSER LEGS Norman A.McMeekin, Woodsville, N. H.

p 1 Claim. This invention relates to dust guards for legs of overalls orwork pants, and has for one of its objects the production of a simpleand efficient means for preventing dust from passing up the inside ofthe leg of overalls, pants,-and the like.

A further object of this invention is the production of a simple andeiiicient angle-encircl ing means carried within the leg of overalls,trousers and the like, for tightly fitting around the ankle of a wearerto shield the leg of a wearer from dust, dirt, and the like.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will appear throughoutthe following specification and claim. 1 I i In the drawing- Figure 1 isa front elevational view of a portion of a trouser leg, certain partsbeing shown insection;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure l,certain parts being shown in elevation;

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view showing the guard engaging theankle of a wearer, certain parts of the guard and trouser leg beingshown in elevation.

By referring to the drawing, it will be seen that ill designates atrouser leg of the conventional type to the inner face of which isstitched or secured a guard or cuff II at a substantial distance abovethe lower edge IQ of the leg [0, as indicated at Hi. The guard or cuffll preferably tapers toward'its lower end and is provided with a hem orcasing I along its lower edge.

An elastic band I5 runs through the hem or casing l4 and has its endssecured as at IE, to the side edges of the slotted portion H of theguard or. cuff ll. shorter than the circumference of the lower edge ofthe guard or cuff II, so as to cause the guard to gather closely aroundthe ankle of the wearer in the manner shown in the drawing, and to givefreely under movement.

The guard or cut! II has its slotted portion l1 extending vertically fora major portion of the length of the guard, and this slotted portion I1is closed by means of a separable 'or hookless fastener I8, of theconventional type. The closing element ll! of the separable fastener 18moves from the top end of the slotted'portion I! toward the lower end toclose the guard and in the opposite direction to open the guard.

The elastic band I5 is normally Application November 14, 1938, SerialNo. 240,409

When the separable fastener is operated to open the slotted portion H,the foot of the wearer may easily pass through the cuff or guard H, andthe closing element 19 may be pulled down longitudinally of the slottedportion I! to close the same. The elastic band l5 will cause the lowerend of the guard l I to gather tightly and fit snugly around the ankleof the wearer, as shown in Figure 4. The lower end of the guard I I maybe placed in any desired position on the leg, after the fastener isclosed and the elasticity of the band l5 will hold the guard in place.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the guard willprevent dust from going -up inside the leg of the overalls or pants,inthis way keeping the underclothing and legs of the wearer clean, andproviding a protecting medium for all workers who work on dusty floorsor pavements, as well as those working around coal and other dustymaterials.

It should be understood that the same device may be applied to a sleeveor other portion of a garment and that certain other detail changes maybe made without departing from the spirit of the invention, so long asthese changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what I claim is:

As an article of manufacture, a garment having a limb-encirclingportion, a guard secured to the inner face of the limb-encirclingportion at a point inwardly of the outer end of the portion, the guardhaving a longitudinally extending slotted portion to facilitate thepassage of the limb through the guard, separable fastening means forclosing said slotted .portion to draw the outer end of the guard aroundthe limb of the wearer, the lower end of the guard normally extendingbeyond the outer end of the limbencircling member to facilitate thegripping of the guard by an operator and to facilitate the operation ofthe separable fastener, an elastic band carried by the lower end of theguard for snugly holding the outer end of the guard around the limb of awearer in a manner whereby the outer end of the guard may be movedinwardly of the outer end of the limb-encircling member and firmly gripthe limb of a wearer to adjustably hold the outer end of the guard in ashielded position inwardly of the outer end of the limb encirclingmember.

NORMAN A. MOMEEKIN.

